References
Books
- Abel, R.L., 1998. The making of the English legal profession. UK: Beard Books.
- Cretney, S., 2005. Family law in the twentieth century: a history. UK: Oxford University Press.
- Gibson, C., 1993. Dissolving wedlock. UK: Routledge.
- Legal Action Group. (1992). A strategy for justice: publicly funded legal services in the 1990s. London: Legal Action Group.
Journals
- Cohn, E.J., 1943. Legal aid for the poor: a study of comparative law and legal reform. Law quarterly review, 59.
- Personal Support Unit, 2014. Pro bono work. Family law journal, 44 (12), 1765.
Reports
- Amnesty International. 2016. Cuts that hurt: The impact of legal aid cuts in England and Wales on access to justice. London: Amnesty International. Available from https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/eur45/4936/2016/en/
- Block, A., McLeod, R., and Toombs, B. 2014. Mediation information and assessment meetings (MIAMs) and mediation in private family law disputes – qualitative research findings. London: Ministry of Justice. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/300260/mediation-information-assessment-meetings.pdf
- Brooke, H. 2017. The history of legal aid 1945 – 2010. bach commission on access to justice: appendix 6. London: Fabian Society. Available from http://www.fabians.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Bach-Commission-Appendix-6-F-1.pdf
- Grimwood, G.G. 2016. Litigants in person: the rise of the self-represented litigant in civil and family cases (briefing paper number 07113). Available from the Parliament Research Briefings website: http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN07113#fullreport
- Gyimah, S. 2017. Legal aid scheme: written question 9862. Available from: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-09-11/9862
- Hamlyn, B., Coleman, E., and Sefton, M. 2015. Mediation information and assessment meetings (MIAMs) and mediation in private family law disputes – quantitative research findings. London: Ministry of Justice. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/399573/miams-report.pdf
- House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts, 2015. Implementing reforms to civil legal aid. Thirty-sixth report of session 2014–2015. London: H.M. Stationary Office. Available from: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmpubacc/808/80802.htm
- Ministry of Justice, 2015. Family court statistics quarterly April to June 2015. London: Ministry of Justice. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/462910/family-court-statistics.pdf
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- Ministry of Justice, 2010. Proposals for the reform of legal aid consultation paper CP12/10 November 2010. London: The Stationary Office. Available from http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20111013060755/http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/consultations/legal-aid-reform-consultation.pdf
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- Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Agency, 2014 Legal aid statistics in England and Wales: April to June 2014. London: Ministry of Justice Statistics Bulletin. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/358092/legal-aid-statistics-apr-jun-2014.pdf
- Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Agency, 2016. Legal aid statistics in England and Wales: October to December 2015. London: Ministry of Justice Statistics Bulletin. Available from https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/512577/bulletin.pdf
- Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Agency, 2017a Legal aid statistics in England and Wales: January to March 2017. London: Ministry of Justice Statistics Bulletin. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/639278/legal-aid-statistics-bulletin-jan-mar-2017.pdf
- Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Agency, 2017b. Legal aid statistics quarterly, England and Wales: April to June 2017. London: Ministry of Justice. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/647983/legal-aid-statistics-bulletin-apr-jun-2017.pdf
- Mostyn, N., 2015, June. Magna carta and access to justice in family proceedings. National access to justice and pro bono conference. Sydney, Australia. Available from: https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mostyn-speech-najpbc-sydney-18-june-15.pdf
- Munby, J. and Douglas, A., 2015. Joint letter from Sir James Munby, president of the family division and Anthony Douglas CBE, chief executive of CAFCASS. Available from: http://www.familylaw.co.uk/system/froala_assets/documents/113/Joint_letter_from_the_Presidentand_Chief_Executive_of_Cafcass.pdf
- National Audit Office, Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency, 2014 Implementing reforms to civil legal aid. Report by the comptroller and auditor general. Session 2014–2015. London: NAO Communications. Available from: https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Implementing-reforms-to-civil-legal-aid1.pdf
- Neuberger, D., 2017, July. Welcome address to Australian bar association biennial conference. Australian bar association biennial conference. London, England. Available from: https://www.supremecourt.uk/docs/speech-170703.pdf
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- Personal Support Unit (2009–2010) Annual Report. Available from: https://www.thepsu.org/media/1053/psu_annual_report_2009-10.pdf
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- The Law Society of England and Wales, 2017. Access denied? LASPO four years on: a law society review. London: The Law Society of England and Wales.
- The Rushcliffe Committee (1945–1946). Report of the Committee on Legal Aid and Legal Advice in England and Wales (Report Cmd.6641) as to carrying out the recommendations. London; H.M. Stationary Office.
Websites
- National family mediation. Available from: http://www.nfm.org.uk/family-mediation/cost-of-mediation. http://www.nfm.org.uk/about-nfm/news/605-government-divorce-policy-failing-as-separating-couples-head-straight-to-court#
- The Litigant in Person Support Strategy. Available from: http://www.lipsupportstrategy.org.uk/about-the-lipss.html
Legislation/statutory instruments etc
- Children Act 1989
- Children and Families Act 2014
- Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012
- European Convention on Human Rights. https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Convention_ENG.pdf
- Family Procedure Rules 2010
- Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
- Practice direction 12J – para 28
- United nations convention on the rights of the child. Available from: https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc.aspx
Cases
- C (A Child) [2014] EWF C 31
- Kinderis v Kineriene [2013] EWGC 4139 (Fam)
- Lindner v Rawlins [2015] EWCA Civ 61
- R v Secretary of state for the home department, ex parte leech [1994] QB 198
- Re D (A Child) [2014] EWFC 39
- Re K and H (Children: unrepresented father: cross-examination of a Child) [2015] EWCA Civ 543
- Re A: A letter to a Young Person [2017] EWC F 48
- Re JC (Discharge of a care order: legal aid) [2015] EWFC B 39
- Q v Q [2014] WLR (D) 372, Re B (A Child), Re C (A Child) [2014] EWF C 31
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